Feb 16 Who are the FISA Judges? Where is their courtroom?

The Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, John Roberts, fills vacancies on the Foreign Intelligence Serveillance Court (FISC). He is pictured above.

Eleven Judges take turns serving, usually rotating every week. This federal court was created in 1978 and began in 1979.

Every FISC Judge's full-time job is to serve their appointed District Court. There are 13 federal district courts in the country.

Every few months, the FISA judges set aside their regular, public cases, travel to Washington, D.C. Their courtroom is at 333 Constitution Avenue, N.W.

Prosecutors and federal agents from the FBI and Justice Department appear to answer questions about warrants before individual Judges. In the event a warrant is denied, appeals are heard by a panel of three, rather than a single, judge.